Describing Events and Basics
Probability is between what two numbers?
What is 0 and 1?
There are 10 sticks in a jar. 2 are yellow, 3 are blue, and 5 are green. What is the probability of selecting a blue stick?
What is 3/10?
What is the difference between theoretical and experimental probability?
What is theoretical probability is what is expected to occur, whereas experimental probability is what actually happens?
What is the difference between an independent and dependent event?
What is an independent event is one in which the first event does not affect the second event, and a dependent event is one in which the first event does affect the second event?
How many different lunch options are there if there are 3 sandwiches, 2 drinks, and 2 chips?
What is 12 options?
A probability of 0 means the event is _____ and a probability of 1 means the event is ______. (Use the words "impossible, unlikely, equally likely, likely, certain)
What is impossible and certain?
There are 20 students in a class, in which 3 students are wearing a plaid shirt, 8 are wearing a plain shirt, and 9 are wearing a random designed shirt. What percent of the students are NOT wearing a plaid shirt?
What is 17/20?
What is the theoretical probability of rolling an odd number from a die?
What is 1/2?
Find the probability of getting a heads on a coin toss and a 1 on a die.
What is 1/12?
How many ways are there to flip a coin 3 times?
What is 8?
There are 6 marbles in a bag, of which 3 are black and 3 are white. Picking a black marble is ________ to occur as is picking a white marble. (Fill in the blank: impossible, unlikely, equally likely, likely, certain), and provide the probability.
What is "equally likely," and 1/2?
There are 2 red balloons, 4 yellow balloons, 5 green balloons, and 6 purple balloons. What is the probability of randomly picking a green balloon?
What is 5/17?
I rolled a die 6 times and recorded the results: 1, 1, 3, 5, 2, 4. What is the experimental probability of rolling a 1?
What is 1/3?
There are 2 red markers, 5 blue markers, and 3 yellow markers. What is the probability of picking a blue marker first and then a yellow marker if I am replacing the first marker?
What is 3/20?
I flip a coin two times. What is the probability that I get at least one heads?
What is 3/4?
An event that is "likely" to occur is between which of the following probabilities: A) 0 to 1/2 or B) 1/2 to 1
What is B) 1/2 to 1?
There are 2 non-fiction books, 5 science-fiction books, and 3 mystery books. What is the probability that I select a non-fiction or science-fiction book?
What is 7/10?
How many times would I expect to get a tails if I flip a coin 50 times?
What is 25?
There are 2 red markers, 5 blue markers, and 3 yellow markers. What is the probability of picking a red marker first and then a yellow marker if I am NOT replacing the first marker?
What is 1/15?
I can create my own pizza: toppings include sausage, beef, pepperoni, extra cheese, and crusts include thin and regular. If I can select one topping and one crust, what is the probability that I choose a pizza with pepperoni?
What is 1/4?
Students are asked to describe the same event (I walk to school every day). Kyle said it's "certain," whereas Brian said "unlikely." Is it possible for two different answers, and why?
What is yes, because the event affects them differently?
Which probability is bigger and by how much? The probability of not selecting a red pen from a pile of 3 red pens, 4 orange pens, and 3 green pens, OR the probability of not selecting a blue pen from a pile of 5 blue pens, 8 black pens, 3 brown pens, and 4 teal pens?
What is the probability of not selecting a blue pen and by 1/20?
There is a spinner with letters A, B, C, D, and E, all equally spaced. My results spinning it 10 times are: E, D, D, E, E, A, C, D, B, E. What is the difference between the theoretical probability of landing on E and the experimental probability of landing on E, and which probability is greater?
What is 1/5 and experimental probability?
There are 2 red markers, 5 blue markers, and 3 yellow markers. What is the probability of picking a blue marker first and then another blue marker if I am NOT replacing the first marker?
What is 2/9?
I have 3 t-shirts (red, orange, purple), 2 pants (white, navy), and 2 shoes (black, grey). What is the probability that I wear a red t-shirt and a navy set of pants?
What is 1/6?